Shamsiyya Magaji, maize farmer from Kudan west of Zaria, Kaduna State
"I’m expecting a bumper harvest this year – five tons of maize per hectare rather than just two tons like in previous years. I owe this entirely to the new methods I’ve learned at the Farmer Business School (FBS). My whole family is looking forward to a better future."
Joshua Adetunji, cassava farmer from Olugbo, Ogun State – also IT focal person for the ISKA WeatherApp
In the past, we often wasted our fertilizers and herbicides because they were washed away by rains which we hadn’t accounted for. However, with the ISKA WeatherAPP, we can now plan for the best timing of application. So we are not toiling in vain anymore.
Evelyn Akiguir and Peter Charles Jov, rice farmers from Daudu north of Makurdi, Benue State
We’ve learned how to choose the best type of soil and the highest quality of seeds for our rice paddies and also how to be efficient and economical with fertilizers and herbicides. Our yield will thus improve tremendously. For our family, poverty and hunger are things of the past.
Aisha Ishola, producer of Gari from cassava in Baale-Ogunbayo, Ogun State
"So far, I’ve only produced Gari for home consumption, but in the Processor Business School (PBS) I have learned how I could do this commercially. Especially, I’ve learned hygienic methods of cassava processing. This will be of great benefit for the health and wellbeing of my family."
Magdaline Ayuku, rice farmers from Buruku east of Makurdi, Benue State
"I’m very proud of tilling my own rice field. Thanks to the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) that I’ve learned at the Farmer Business School (FBS), I’m confident that I will achieve a bumper harvest. And then I will acquire additional fields. I want to be a really big farmer. "
Peter Ayuku, rice farmer from Buruku east of Makurdi, Benue State
Magdaline knows what she wants, so I’m convinced she will make it. The GAP trainings have helped me just as much as her. I expect to double my yield this year. So I can now feed my family properly and also pay for my younger children’s school fees.
Sunusi Isah, maize farmer from Soba east of Zaria, Kaduna State
With Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), I will hopefully make enough money to fulfill the dream of my life: In a year’s time, I will no longer be a tenant of maize plots, but I will finally own a maize field myself – Inch’ Allah.
Ibrahim Abdullahi Mohammed, rice farmer and user of the RiceAdvice in Lafia, Nassarawa State
I can hardly describe how much the information provided by the new RiceApp has helped me to increase my yield. I’ve learned that agriculture is not just subsistence but a potentially lucrative business. My family won’t suffer hunger anymore, and so we are now a very happy family.
Shamsiyya Magaji, maize farmer from Kudan west of Zaria, Kaduna State
"I’m expecting a bumper harvest this year – five tons of maize per hectare rather than just two tons like in previous years. I owe this entirely to the new methods I’ve learned at the Farmer Business School (FBS). My whole family is looking forward to a better future."
Joshua Adetunji, cassava farmer from Olugbo, Ogun State – also IT focal person for the ISKA WeatherApp
In the past, we often wasted our fertilizers and herbicides because they were washed away by rains which we hadn’t accounted for. However, with the ISKA WeatherAPP, we can now plan for the best timing of application. So we are not toiling in vain anymore.
Evelyn Akiguir and Peter Charles Jov, rice farmers from Daudu north of Makurdi, Benue State
We’ve learned how to choose the best type of soil and the highest quality of seeds for our rice paddies and also how to be efficient and economical with fertilizers and herbicides. Our yield will thus improve tremendously. For our family, poverty and hunger are things of the past.
Aisha Ishola, producer of Gari from cassava in Baale-Ogunbayo, Ogun State
"So far, I’ve only produced Gari for home consumption, but in the Processor Business School (PBS) I have learned how I could do this commercially. Especially, I’ve learned hygienic methods of cassava processing. This will be of great benefit for the health and wellbeing of my family."
Magdaline Ayuku, rice farmers from Buruku east of Makurdi, Benue State
"I’m very proud of tilling my own rice field. Thanks to the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) that I’ve learned at the Farmer Business School (FBS), I’m confident that I will achieve a bumper harvest. And then I will acquire additional fields. I want to be a really big farmer. "
Peter Ayuku, rice farmer from Buruku east of Makurdi, Benue State
Magdaline knows what she wants, so I’m convinced she will make it. The GAP trainings have helped me just as much as her. I expect to double my yield this year. So I can now feed my family properly and also pay for my younger children’s school fees.
Sunusi Isah, maize farmer from Soba east of Zaria, Kaduna State
With Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), I will hopefully make enough money to fulfill the dream of my life: In a year’s time, I will no longer be a tenant of maize plots, but I will finally own a maize field myself – Inch’ Allah.
Ibrahim Abdullahi Mohammed, rice farmer and user of the RiceAdvice in Lafia, Nassarawa State
I can hardly describe how much the information provided by the new RiceApp has helped me to increase my yield. I’ve learned that agriculture is not just subsistence but a potentially lucrative business. My family won’t suffer hunger anymore, and so we are now a very happy family.
